In the lazy mood you are in it really wouldn't be too difficult to become easily distracted from anything too heavy or serious. Indulging yourself in sport or pleasure pursuits would be a better prospect. Your biggest inclination is to relax and do nothing although it's unlikely you will give in to it.

Close ties are tense. It isn't that you are at it hammer and tongs all the time but when it comes to mutual cooperation, you can't seem to find a way to harmonise. One minute you are all in close agreement about everything and the next you seem to be on a totally different wavelength to one another.

There is something you need to sort out with your partner or best friend. This isn't going to be an easy conversation but don't chicken out at the last moment. In order to step into the New Year on a harmonious note it's important that you air your views and that you listen to what is being said, too.

A preoccupation with private concerns will lure you away from social activities. You're more withdrawn than usual and disinclined to mix with loud or boisterous people. You aren't being anti-social but you would just rather have a few hours thinking over some personal plans and projects than in being one of a crowd.

Time spent with a spiritual friend will be relaxing and will remind you of blessings your ordinarily take for granted. It will be the little things that delight you most. Several of your friends are thinking about forming a group or club in the New Year where like-minded people can get together. They may be looking to you to take charge.

It's that time of the year when your thoughts are on the future. If there is no opportunity to further your skills, experience or knowledge in your current position, you could always think about working towards new qualifications in your spare time. Whatever the subject, you are never too old to learn something new.

Someone with an important role will drop out of a group or community project at the last minute. You will not have expected to find yourself up to your eyes in responsibility. Suddenly you have double the work and half the time to carry it out in. You can do this. People admire your impressive leadership ability.

Change the subject if you sense a conversation is growing too personal. Keep your distance should a friend or neighbour start revealing more of their private life than is necessary. Your sixth sense will guide you so heed your intuition especially if you feel these revelations will be later regretted.

Comments made on social media will upset you. You might wish you hadn't checked your account as you can't put this out of your mind. Negative feedback knocks your confidence and has a big impact on your emotions even when some words people use don't seem to make a lot of sense.

You suddenly find yourself with responsibilities you have never had to cope with. Rather than try to bluff your way through you may have to admit you are struggling. It's hard to understand why you and a relative have fallen out over a trivial issue. It could be they have things on their mind and they hadn't realised what they were saying.

Don't feel guilty if you're feeling ambitious and you want to succeed even if this means getting competitive with people you normally work alongside. In your work and even in your social involvements you are facing several different challenges and you won't want to give anyone an unfair advantage.

There are jobs to catch up on at home. You're ready to whiz through your house and sort out all the disorder that results from the hectic activity of the past few weeks. If you are working there's a lot of catching up to do to get up to date but your determined attitude will make short work of it all.